The Five Greatest Warriors

"The Five Greatest Warriors" is the third and final book of the Jack West Jr series by Australian author Matthew Reilly. It is set to be released around Christmas 2009 in Australia and early 2010 in the UK and USA

"Having left readers desperately hanging at the end of his action-packed adventure, THE SIX SACRED STONES, Matthew Reilly returns with his biggest and fastest adventure yet, THE FIVE GREATEST WARRIORS.

The action begins right where THE SIX SACRED STONES left off...with our hero, Jack West Jr, falling into a fathomless abyss and his astonishing escape from certain death.

Now, with the end of the world fast approaching, Jack must rebuild the final pieces of the fabled “Machine”. But he is out of clues, out of leads...until he is presented with an ancient text about five unnamed warriors, great historical figures who were all in some way connected to the mysterious Machine...

A NEW QUEST

And so Jack and his loyal team set out to discover the identities – and the secrets – of THE FIVE GREATEST WARRIORS.

It is a singularly impressive list: from Moses to Genghis Khan and Napoleon, and to one most unlikely warrior. And who is the unknown “Fifth Warrior” who it is said will be there “at the end of all things”?

In SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS, Matthew Reilly explored the mysteries of the Great Pyramid.

In THE SIX SACRED STONES, the astonishing link between Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid was examined.

In THE FIVE GREATEST WARRIORS:

the explosive secrets of history’s greatest commanders will be revealed;our heroes will stage an extraordinary mission into the lair of a powerful villain to rescue their friend, Stretch;Jack West will race tsunamis (!!);the Earth will come face-to-face with the apocalypse;and not for a single moment does the action let up.

In it the story begun in SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS and THE SIX SACRED STONES will reach its literally Earth-shaking climax at one of the most mysterious places on our planet.

From the deserts of Israel to the storm-lashed coasts of Japan, to the wastes of Mongolia and to the most mysterious island on Earth — this is what we have come to expect from Matthew Reilly: stupendous action, white-knuckle suspense, heroes to cheer for, and an adventure beyond imagining."